liveyourlife your post was very well written and quite insightful.
You did lay down some basic truths humanized by Danfo drivers (and conductors) behaviors.
The part about taking side streets that Google maps are yet to discover, cracked me up too!

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#wehustleonthestreetoflagos

liveyourlife:


Lagos is famous for many things –for the round-the-clock hustle, whether white collar or redeye, for its crazy traffic and bustling night life,
among other things. One thing that it is arguably most famous for is its flag –the bright yellow metal flag, sitting on four tyres, snaking through
traffic and not forgetting to scratch any vehicle in its path; The Danfo buses.

They are furious, not necessarily fast, but furious, every single time. You see the road to your destination, they see Fury Road.


What you see Vs. What they are

They have only one mood –rage. Road rage. But if you look past their almost non-existent customer care, there are a few business lessons you can learn connecting buses in Lagos.

A conversation about Danfo happened with Goodman and this happened.


1. If you want to be heard, you’d have to make noise, a lot of it



Forget the playboy logo on the door, this guy is not playing Danfo conductors understand this. It’s why the conductors with their husky voices still manage to create a cadence for the routes they are screaming. Sometimes you can’t even make out the words the conductor is saying but you know the route. They even get so persistent and annoying that if you were thinking about changing your mind, you’d be bullied into entering the bus, psychologically of course. You surrender.

That’s Marketing.

Persistence is key in keeping your hustle relevant. Stay rubbing it in people’s face, but politely please. You’ll be better off remembered for rubbing it in people’s faces than not being remembered at all.

2. Branding is not overrated



A lot of the time, better dressed drivers and conductors get addressed more politely by passengers than their singlet-wearing or bare-chested colleagues. It’s for one reason –packaging. Facts only.

“The difference between kpekere and plantain chips is packaging”. That’s a legit contemporary proverb. I mean, looking at where BRT buses are
now, there’s only one reason we aren’t calling them Molue yet – packaging. And branding too.

Your client’s perception of you is very important. You visit five bars. Four tell you they are Bartenders. One says he’s a Mixiologist. Tell me,
who are you going to remember tomorrow?


I mean

3. There’s always a new way to get to the next bus stop

LOL.

Whether they have to climb culverts, or take the BRT lane, or pass secret streets even Google Maps can’t find, Danfo drivers are willing to get to their destinations by any means necessary (Do not try this in the presence of LASTMA).
They are never satisfied with sitting in one spot in traffic. Never.

That’s being open to new innovative ways of doing stuff. Deep down, we love the driver that’ll get to our bus stops the quickest.

Same with the people we hire. We hate it when our tailor says “there was no light, that’s why I didn’t sew the cloth you dropped for two
weeks for the wedding you have tomorrow.”

Dear Tailor, ever heard of generators?

4. The Danfo Team hate it, but they pay their dues, everyday.

At every bus stop, there’s an angry looking man waiting to collect a ‘tax’ from bus. The drivers pay it grudgingly, every single time. It saves time, and maybe the losses that come with a revolt, like a missing side mirror, or shattered windscreen, or a black eye.

You need to understand that sacrifices will be made. Never forget.

5. Lastly,

Look outside on your way back home. You’ll see a conductor hanging to the bus. Whether the driver is going fast or slow, whether it’s a smooth road or it has Super Mario type of ditches, he holds on tightly. That’s because his dinner, and even more, his life depends on it.




Businessmen and jobseekers, Hold on tight to your hustle.




The post appeared first on Fu’ad Lawal’s Medium page. You can follow him on
Twitter @RebelliousXIV .

Source: http://techcabal.com/2015/07/02/5-lessons-the-danfo-team-will-teach-you-about-business/

Nice write up

Enough said..

Wonderful article

Lastly if you can't speak or understand yourba you are on your own...

Beautiful. There's always a lesson to be learned from conventional things we see everyday.

I confess at being thrilled everytime a driver veers off to the brt lane and speeds like the devil's on his tail

santosesq1:
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Food for thought.

UjSizzle:
Beautiful. There's always a lesson to be learned from conventional things we see everyday.

I confess at being thrilled everytime a driver veers off to the brt lane and speeds like the devil's on his tail

....yeah until your bus is caught in between a spoilt BRT and a hot chasing men of LAMWA abi LASTMA. Then you know it is time to start a long walk to freedom at the next BRT stop...

I mean, looking at where BRT buses are now, there’s only one reason we aren’t calling them Molue yet – packaging.

^^^
The above was quoted verbatim from the Article.
And that my friend is my answer.

davide470:

Damn True!



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Intresting

They are all insane and should be locked up in a mental home

denkyw:
6. they give you real CHANGE and not the kind of ONE CHANCE CHANGE one dullard from daura gives.

You guys should give it a rest. Thengiy is the president now. All we can hope is that Nigeria gets better for all of. Us.

Gej is gone get that into your head.the hatred ain't gonna do you good

Wow. I love this article. Learnt one or two things.

Really Thought-Provoking piece...

same2u:
Lastly if you can't speak or understand yourba you are on your own...

Damn right same2u... Plus you had better known your way around before hand otherwise, sorry for you.

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nice write up....

7. They take their business serious and do it as if their lives depends on it.

This is really thoughtful....Deep!

[quote author=denkyw post=35442860]6. they give you real CHANGE and not the kind of ONE CHANCE CHANGE one dullard from daura gives.[/quot
Yu had to be stupid right

yeah very thoughtful




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No 2

A conductor once told me that dressing well doesn't attract customers , its either passengers don't pay in full cos u look gentle to fight or they mistake your bus as '"one-chance" bus .

Though I didn't agree with him.

@majamajic imagine a conductor with suit and tie shouting oshodi in british tone, shey fear no go catch u 2 enta d bus?. I blif there is a dress code for evry profession. For a conductor u gats look street oh, if nt guys go wann u. Dat conductor is right in a way

A masterpiece! Thank you!

Nice writeup.

Very beautiful write up... I learnt something dia! Take 5

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